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ISMRM: What's next for MRI applications for MSK trauma?

AuntMinnie

Fritz moderated a session titled "Seeing the Unseen: MRI in Traumatic Musculoskeletal Disease." X-ray and CT imaging are the go-to exams for trauma, Fritz conceded, but MRI is gaining ground as an effective modality for MSK trauma applications, in part because it does not expose patients to radiation and because it can image soft tissue well.

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5 Recommendations to Achieve Excellence in Pediatric Medical Imaging

Everything Rad

The balance of dose and image quality is even more important in pediatric medical imaging. Not only are children more radiosensitive than adults (the cancer risk per unit dose of ionizing radiation is higher), but children also have a longer expected lifetime, which puts them at greater risk of cancer following radiation exposure.(1)

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Role of MRI in the treatment of Prostate Cancer

Manipal Hospitals Radiology Group

The management of prostate cancer can be said to be a complex issue as there are a lot of challenges involved in accurate staging and predicting the speed of disease progression. MRI Imaging of Prostate was started sometime during the mid-1980’s. Proliferation of cells through the membrane causes prostate cancer.

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REBEL Core Cast 94.0 – SBO

REBEL EM

There is no history or physical exam feature that rules out the disease Lactate elevation is a late finding in SBO. Examples: adhesions, neoplasms, inflammatory disease (i.e. There is no history or physical exam feature that rules out the disease Lactate elevation is a late finding in SBO. Read more

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Advancing the Clinical Utility of X-ray for Respiratory Diseases

Everything Rad

What if X-ray imaging, the most prevalent and accessible imaging modality in the world, could provide the information needed for diagnosis? The study could lead to radiographs providing an early window into disease manifestations that are currently undetected, thus leading to an earlier diagnosis of IPF.

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